1 Ares Protocol (ARES)Token Sale Result The Gate.io Startup Ares Protocol (ARES)sale result is as follows: ARES Startup Sale Amount: 3,333,333.3 ARES Total value of orders (in USDT): 26,046,700 USDT Total value of qualified orders (in USDT): 25,583,960 USDT Number of orders:11,599 Number of Qualified orders: 11,239 Percentage of qualified orders: 96.896284162428 % Percentage of succeeded purchases: 98.315717538114 % Number of participants: 11,599 Number of qualified participants: 11,239 Average qualified order value per user (in USDT): 2278.4945279829USDT Average distribution value per user (in USDT): 8.8975886644719 USDT Average distributed ARES per user:296.58628881573 ARES F (distribution ratio) = 0.0039050296782259 Per the previous announcement, all qualified orders will obtain the token on sale equally. To guarantee transparency and fairness, all original records are stored for possible third-party auditing. Attention: Most unqualified orders occurred due to insufficient balance in the user account. Please ensure there is sufficient balance (exceeding the purchasing value) for the order by UTC 12:00 A.M. The insufficient balance will result in the cancellation of the purchase order. 2 ARES Listing We will commence ARES trading at Apr 30th, AM 04:00 UTC. The withdrawal service will be available afterwards. （1）Deposit ARES at: https://www.gate.io/myaccount/deposit/ARES （2）Trade ARES at https://www.gate.io/trade/ARES_USDT 3 Gate.io Startup Initial Offer Gate.io Startup has become increasingly more popular among users, with an excellent performance since its launch. In 2020, Gate.io Startup Initial Offer has upgraded to version 2.0. We are providing more flexible and diversified services to attract more promising projects. At the same time, we are aiming at providing more protections to our users. If you are a project team and want to commence your initial token sale here, submit a request below. Apply at: https://www.gate.io/listrequest If you project has had initial token sale and wants to be listed at Gate.io, you may also apply to participate in our voting for listing activities. If you are our user and have a good project to recommend, please fill the application form and let us know. Let’s work together to boost the development of Gate.io and create more benefits to our users. Gate.io is an established exchange that holds integrity, transparency, and fairness to a very high standard. We charge zero listing fees and only choose quality and promising projects. Our exchange consists only of 100% real trading volume. Thanks to everyone who has joined us in our journey. We always intend to improve and innovate to reward our users for their continuous support. Gate.io Team Apr 26th, 2021